Seibu-Yūenchi Station
Seibu-Yūenchi Station (西武遊園地駅, Seibu-Yūenchi eki) is a railway station in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
ST07 SY01 Seibu-Yūenchi Station 西武遊園地駅 | |
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Location | 3 Tamako-cho 3, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo Japan |
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Distance | 9.2 km from Kokubunji |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
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Station code | ST07, SY01 |
Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 30 December 1936 |
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Passengers | |
FY2014 | 2,592 daily |
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![]() ![]() ST07 SY01 Seibu-Yūenchi Station Location within Japan |
Lines
Seibu-Yūenchi Station is a terminus of the Seibu Tamako Line, and is located 9.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Kokubunji. A limited number of through services to the Seibu Shinjuku line during the morning rush hour.[1] The station is also a terminus of the 2.8 kilometer Seibu Yamaguchi Line.
Station layout
The station has one island platform for the Seibu Tamako Line, part of which is cut away to form a bay platform for the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.
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Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Seibu Tamako Line | ||||
Musashi-Yamato | Local | Terminus | ||
Seibu Yamaguchi Line | ||||
Musashi-Yamato | Yūenchi-Nishi |
History
The station opened on 30 December 1936 as Murayama Chosuichi Station (村山貯水池駅).[2] It was renamed Sayama Kōen-mae Station (狭山公園前駅) on 1 April 1941, and renamed Tamako Station (多摩湖) on 1 November 1951.[2] The station was relocated 400 meters north to its present location on 20 September 1961, and was renamed Seibu-Yūenchi Station on 25 March 1975.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Seibu-Yūenchi Station becoming "ST07" for the Seibu Tamako Line and "SY01" for the Seibu Yamaguchi Line.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was the least used on the Tamako Line and the 84th busiest on the Seibu network as a whole with an average of 2,592 passengers daily.[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2009 | 3,073[5] |
2010 | 3,000[6] |
2011 | 3,079[7] |
2012 | 3,049[8] |
2013 | 2,696[8] |
See also
References
- 駅の時刻表 [Station Timetable] (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- 西武線全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します [Station numbering to be introduced at all Seibu stations] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- 駅別乗降人員 2014(平成26)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- 駅別乗降人員 2009(平成21)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2009)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- 駅別乗降人員 2010(平成22)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- 駅別乗降人員 2011(平成23)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2011)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- 駅別乗降人員 2013(平成25)年度 1日平均 [Average daily station usage figures (fiscal 2013)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Seibu Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
External links
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- Seibu-Yūenchi Station information (Seibu Railway) (in Japanese)